Traveling-bag.



S. LAiTMAN.

YRAVELING BAG.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1a. 1917 Patented Dec. 1918.

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TBAVEnIlIG-BA Application filed November 16, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL LAITMAN, a. citizen of the United States, residing in the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings,- cnd State of New York, have invented it certain new and useful Traveling-Bag, of which the following is a specification.

invention is traveling bag, and, speaking" generally, the object of the invention. is to provide a bag of the character specified which may be constructed in a simple, efficient and economical manner, and which will possess unusual durability.

Traveling bags, asheretofore constructed, embodied three or more separate pieces, usually live or si'x, all of which were sewed together, thereby involving a great deal of labor and trouble, and inalzing the construction of the bag comparatively expensive. f'he bag of the present invention, in pronounced contradistinction, is constructed from not over two pieces, and preferably from a single piece, of material, thereby materially decreasing the cost of manufacture, particularly as regards the item of labor, and. yet resulting in a bag having greater durability than bags heretofore constr cted and, also, having a inoreattractive and esthetic annearance.

Features of the inventionand the advantages thereof, other than those adverted to, will be apparent from the hereinafter detailed description read in conjunction with the drawings.

The drawings show-two of the preferred practical en'ibodiinents of the invention, and, particulnrly, its applicationto the construction oi the well known Gladstone bags, but these embodiments of the invention are to be regarded typical, and not exclusive.

Figure 1 shows a traveling bag, embodying; the present invention, in closed position.

Fig. 2 shows the blank from which the bag; of Fig. 1 is formed.

Fig. 3 is a detail section in the plane of the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, showing the manner I in which the portions of the blank are secured together at the lower end edge.

Fig. 4 is a section correspondingto Fig.

L 3, but showing a slightly modified association ot the parts.

Referring; to the dra I ngs, A designates the bag, which may be of any well known 0 term, but, for the purposes of description shown as of the Gladstone type. Bag

Specification of Letters Patent.

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A embodies a body B and prcte *abl provided with a lining C. The open top of the bag is formed with the usual frame D, the parts of which are pivoted at (Z, said frame having atiixed thereto a handle E and any suitable torn of snap catches F.

The present invention is notdirected to the form oil? the bag, its hardware, or other accessories, but is aimed, more particularly, to an improved formation of the body B, it b ing desirable, because of the high cost of labor, tov render the construction of said body simple as possible by dispensing with all unnecessary seams or the iecing ,together of the in ts of said body.

I have discovered that traveling bu be constructed from a single blank. oi: material, and such a blunlt shown in Fig. 2 of. the drawings. The 'ola. G is cut from a single piece of material into such shape that, when it is folded properly, as along lines 9 and g, it will partake of the form of bag shown in Fig. 1, so that the section 9 will form the bottom of the bag, sections the sides thereof, and sections collectively forming the ends of the bag. From the adjacent edges of sections project tabs 9. These tabs are sewed onto the bottom g when the blank is folded into proper form, and serve to unite the sides and botton'i; The edges of the end sections are adapted to be overlapped vs shown in Fig. 1, and one or more lines of stitching it run in 'tounitethe parts.

in joining tabs g to bottom said tabs overlie the bottom, as shown in Figs. 1 and Lines of stitching it are employed for tightly securing tabs 9 to the opposite ones of bottom 9''.

By this construction, the blank may be vfolded on lines g, the lines of stitching h. and it run in to maintain the blank in proper form, and the body portion of the bag is then complete. It only ren'iains to secure to the upper edges of the body portion the frame D, which may be accomplished in any well known manner. the lining being secured in place on the frame at the some time as body ll is allixod. It desired, the lining may be formed from a blank the same-as the body, or it may be constructed in any other manner well known in the art.

it will from the foregoing that a blank oit character shown. in Fig. may be folded into form and sewed up to paras this take of the shape required for the body of the bag, it being manit'est that but tour lines of stitching are rexuiired. and this stitching is not at any corners. where it is dillicult to secure the parts together, but is positioned on flat surfaces where it can bemost easily applied. Skilled labor is, tl :retore, not required and the body of the bag may be molded into the desired form in but a small percentage oi the time which has heretofore been required to assemble a bag body embodying- 't'roin three to six separate pieces. each ol which has to be carefully sewed to the other and pieced together by skilled workmen.

It, is further manifest that there is no stitching at the edges ot' the bag. the stitehin being positioned at points in the bag wheretlie l ast strain occurs, and, as a result. of this constriwtion, ripping or breaking of the stitches will not occur. If desired, the bottom corners of the bag may be provided with patch guards i. such as are commonly employed to take the wear off the corners of the bag, but these may be omitted if desired, as they form no part ot' the pres ent invention.

The bag of this invention is extremely economical to manufacture, requiring unskilled labor as well as a minimum time expenditure in the formation thereof. Furthermore. because o1 the relatively few seams, the ripping oi the bag through use is minimized.

in the preferred manner of carrying out the invention.stitehes are employed for uniting the etmtiguous edges of the lolded blank,

rodlu'es the most esthetie appearance and is most durable. However. in the cheaper forms ol' bags. staples or rivets may be employed in lieu of stitching, and it is, therefore, to be understood that these methods of securing the parts of the blank together are alternatives or equivalents, and that either may be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

It will of course be understood, that in the commereialized bag of the invention there may be included suitable stiffening means, such as cardboard or fiber, which may be interposed between the body 8 and the lining t. This, however, forms no 'partiof the present invention. It will be further understood that 'arious slight changes in shape and arrangement may be made in adapting the invention to different forms of traveling bags. Accordingly, the invention is not restricted to the detailed construction shown and described, but is to be understood as broadly novel as is commensurate with the appended claim.

Having thus fully described the invention. what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

As a new article of manufacture, a traveling bag blank having a bottom section, side sections and end sections integral with the side sections and extending therefrom, the said side sections being foldabl'e relative to the bottom scccion and the end sections relative to the side sections, and t'ansverse crease lines g in the end sections, said lines at their inner ends being curved outwardly toward the end portion of the blank, Whereby the top ot the bag may be properly shaped with a convex exterior form when the bag is finished and closed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

SAMUEL LAITMAN. 

